Due to the fact of the serial number, probably cheap at even twice the price. earliest S/N I have seen on any 8 is the s/n # 18 classic 8 we have at the museum here. we have an 8s but alas the front bezel is really nasty... looking for a replacement.. perhaps someone has one out there?? Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC Please check our web site at http://www.smecc.org to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us. address: coury house / smecc 5802 w palmaire ave glendale az 85301 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com> To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 4:56 PM Subject: Re: PDP 8 for over $3000 Festival ---- http://www.vintage.org www.VintageTech.com *

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Joe wrote: At least the high bidder is also list member, so hopefully he can arrange something to get the docs and software archived. I do have to wonder how he is going to get the thing shipped to the UK... -Toth

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, William Donzelli wrote: Well, it sure beats it going into a "collection" in someone's dark basement, never to be seen by mere mortals again ;P -Toth

Fred N. van Kempen wrote What someone needs to design, is a PDP-8 that fits entirely inside of a front panel (modern re-creation, not an original one), fully functional including switches, emulated disks, etc.. Nail that to your wall, with a flat-panel VT emulator nailed next to it. Then wait for someone to ask about it. Make up stories about embeding it into your wall so people can't steal it, you could only afford this much of it, it got crushed, etc...

And thusly John Allain spake: I already got mine quite awhile ago... But it was around $20 from an Avon person at my work. :) Some of the games shouldn't have been put in, since they originally used a paddle!!!!! Cheers, Bryan

That's how I have my ELT320 mounted. -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net

Hi all - I'd just like to say to anyone that cares about this, that although the PDP8S will be in our collection, it will also at some point in the not too distant future have its docs and such s/w as we have at the time archived and accessible on the net. It is also possible (though we have not yet decided) that it gets shipped to the UK, where it could feature in a publicly accessible technology museum in Hampshire - though as I say, this is a way down the road. As an engineer old enough to remember hand-assembling code in octal that had to be entered via the console switches. I loath the opacity that is increasingly (and 'deliberately') designed in to contemporary machines in the name of 'user friendliness'. I therefore want to do whatever I can, when I can to help those wishing to educate themselves further on the subject of machine architecture and history, with a view to promoting a clearer view of the fundamentals that I would wish to contribute to the growth of a more ethical, sustainable and efficient industry in the future. My brother in law (Nick Steel) and I have committed ourselves to this hobby, being ideally placed in the US and the UK, to periodically exchange kit that we find in Europe and the US. We are always interested in purchasing (or assisting in the purchase) of rare (that's 'rare' as opposed to 'ebay-rare'!) kit. Specifically, if discrete transistors, tubes and or mechanical logic are employed in the design, then we are potential purchasers/restorers of the item. Best regards to all tim.challenor(a)tcns.co.uk

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Christopher McNabb wrote: THAT is easy to fix. Grab your own, uhh, hand-held and aim at their cars, yelling "hey guys, what range would this be, ya guess?" :) --f

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, TeoZ wrote: Yup.. been there, dunnit (as I used to live in Miss. ... ;-) Cant comment on that, just got done with the legal forces here regarding shooting some pidgins off my roof. No, dont try this at home if you live in Holland. You'll do time. Been there, etc. --f